diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 636792a..4b0148f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,29 +21,29 @@ if err != nil {
 
 // Write a fish to the database
 fish := Fish{}
-if err := db.Write("/fish", "onefish", fish); err != nil {
+if err := db.Write("fish", "onefish", fish); err != nil {
 
 }
 
 // Read all fish from the database
 fish := []Fish{}
-if err := db.Read("/fish", fish); err != nil {
+if err := db.Read("fish", fish); err != nil {
 
 }
 
 // Read a fish from the database
 fish := Fish{}
-if err := db.Read("/fish/onefish", fish); err != nil {
+if err := db.Read("fish", "onefish", fish); err != nil {
 
 }
 
 // Delete all fish from the database
-if err := db.Delete("/fish"); err != nil {
+if err := db.Delete("fish"); err != nil {
 
 }
 
 // Delete a fish from the database
-if err := db.Delete("/fish/onefish"); err != nil {
+if err := db.Delete("fish", "onefish"); err != nil {
 
 }
 ```
diff --git a/scribble.go b/scribble.go
index e692ede..90cc15d 100644
--- a/scribble.go
+++ b/scribble.go
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ func New(dir string, logger hatchet.Logger) (*Driver, error) {
 }
 
 // Read a record from the database
-func (d *Driver) Read(path string, v interface{}) error {
+func (d *Driver) Read(collection, resource string, v interface{}) error {
 
 	//
+	path := filepath.Join(collection, resource)
 	dir := filepath.Join(d.dir, path)
 
 	//
@@ -154,8 +155,8 @@ func (d *Driver) Write(collection, resource string, v interface{}) error {
 
 // Delete locks that database and then attempts to remove the collection/resource
 // specified by [path]
-func (d *Driver) Delete(path string) error {
-
+func (d *Driver) Delete(collection, resource string) error {
+	path := filepath.Join(collection, resource)
 	//
 	mutex := d.getOrCreateMutex(path)
 	mutex.Lock()
diff --git a/scribble_test.go b/scribble_test.go
index 37b9301..44ab94c 100644
--- a/scribble_test.go
+++ b/scribble_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func TestWrite(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRead(t *testing.T) {
 	createFriend(t)
 
-	if err := db.Read(friendsPath+"/friend1", &friend0); err != nil {
+	if err := db.Read(friendsPath, "friend1", &friend0); err != nil {
 		t.Error("Failed to read", err)
 	}
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestRead(t *testing.T) {
 //
 func TestReadEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 
-	if err := db.Read(friendsPath+"/friend1", &friend0); err == nil {
+	if err := db.Read(friendsPath, "friend1", &friend0); err == nil {
 		t.Error("Expected nothing, found friend")
 	}
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func TestReadall(t *testing.T) {
 	createFriends(t)
 
 	friends := []Friend{}
-	if err := db.Read(friendsPath, &friends); err != nil {
+	if err := db.Read(friendsPath, "", &friends); err != nil {
 		t.Error("Failed to read", err)
 	}
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestReadall(t *testing.T) {
 func TestReadallEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 
 	friends := []Friend{}
-	if err := db.Read(friendsPath, &friends); err == nil {
+	if err := db.Read(friendsPath, "", &friends); err == nil {
 		t.Error("Expected nothing, found friends")
 	}
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestReadallEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	createFriend(t)
 
-	if err := db.Delete(friendsPath + "/friend1"); err != nil {
+	if err := db.Delete(friendsPath, "friend1"); err != nil {
 		t.Error("Failed to delete", err)
 	}
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDeleteall(t *testing.T) {
 	createFriends(t)
 
-	if err := db.Delete(friendsPath); err != nil {
+	if err := db.Delete(friendsPath, ""); err != nil {
 		t.Error("Failed to delete ", err)
 	}