diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/functions/IOFunctionsSpitSlurp.java b/src/main/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/functions/IOFunctionsSpitSlurp.java
index 7e18ea8d3..740202a04 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/functions/IOFunctionsSpitSlurp.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/functions/IOFunctionsSpitSlurp.java
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ public VncVal apply(final VncList args) {
                         "   (let [file (io/temp-file \"test-\", \".txt\")] \n" +
                         "      (io/delete-file-on-exit file) \n" +
                         "      (io/spit file \"123456789\" :append true) \n" +
-                        "      (try-with [rd (io/buffered-reader (io/file-in-stream file) :utf-8)] \n" +
+                        "      (try-with [rd (io/buffered-reader file :encoding :utf-8)] \n" +
                         "         (io/slurp-reader rd))) \n" +
                         ")")
                     .seeAlso(
@@ -738,10 +738,10 @@ else if (Types.isVncByteBuffer(content)) {
                         "`io/spit-writer` for stream output available!")
                     .examples(
                         "(do \n" +
-                        "   (let [file (io/temp-file \"test-\", \".txt\")          \n" +
-                        "         os   (io/file-out-stream file)]                  \n" +
-                        "      (io/delete-file-on-exit file)                       \n" +
-                        "      (try-with [wr (io/buffered-writer os :utf-8)]       \n" +
+                        "   (let [file (io/temp-file \"test-\", \".txt\")              \n" +
+                        "         os   (io/file-out-stream file)]                      \n" +
+                        "      (io/delete-file-on-exit file)                           \n" +
+                        "      (try-with [wr (io/buffered-writer os :encoding :utf-8)] \n" +
                         "         (io/spit-writer wr \"123456789\" :flush true)))) ")
                     .seeAlso("io/spit-stream", "io/spit")
                     .build()
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/functions/IOFunctionsStreams.java b/src/main/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/functions/IOFunctionsStreams.java
index 54ad189f4..529b7e09f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/functions/IOFunctionsStreams.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/functions/IOFunctionsStreams.java
@@ -716,8 +716,12 @@ public VncVal apply(final VncList args) {
                         "(io/buffered-writer f & options)" )
                     .doc(
                         "Creates a `java.io.Writer` for f.\n\n" +
-                        "f may be a file or a string (file path). " +
-                        "Options: \n\n" +
+                        "f may be a:                                                       \n\n" +
+                        " * `java.io.File`, e.g: `(io/file \"/temp/foo.json\")`            \n" +
+                        " * `java.nio.file.Path`                                           \n" +
+                        " * `java.io.OutputStream`                                          \n" +
+                        " * `java.io.Writer`                                               \n" +
+                    "Options: \n\n" +
                         "| :append true/false | e.g.: `:append true`, defaults to false |\n" +
                         "| :encoding enc      | e.g.: `:encoding :utf-8`, defaults to :utf-8 |\n\n" +
                         "`io/buffered-writer` supports load paths. See the `loadpath/paths` " +
@@ -850,12 +854,12 @@ public VncVal apply(final VncList args) {
                     .doc(
                         "Create a `java.io.Reader` from f.                                 \n\n" +
                         "f may be a:                                                       \n\n" +
-                        " * string file path, e.g: \"/temp/foo.json\"                      \n" +
+                        " * string                                                         \n" +
                         " * bytebuffer                                                     \n" +
                         " * `java.io.File`, e.g: `(io/file \"/temp/foo.json\")`            \n" +
+                        " * `java.nio.file.Path`                                           \n" +
                         " * `java.io.InputStream`                                          \n" +
                         " * `java.io.Reader`                                               \n" +
-                        " * `java.nio.file.Path`                                           \n" +
                         " * `java.net.URL`                                                 \n" +
                         " * `java.net.URI`                                                 \n\n" +
                         "Options:                                                          \n\n" +
@@ -890,6 +894,13 @@ public VncVal apply(final VncList args) {
 
                 final ILoadPaths loadpaths = ThreadContext.getInterceptor().getLoadPaths();
 
+                if (Types.isVncString(arg)) {
+                    return new VncJavaObject(
+                            new BufferedReader(
+                                new StringReader(
+                                        Coerce.toVncString(arg).getValue())));
+                }
+
                 final File file = convertToFile(arg);
                 if (file != null) {
                     try {
@@ -915,11 +926,6 @@ public VncVal apply(final VncList args) {
                         throw new VncException("Failed to create reader from the file " + file.getPath(), ex);
                     }
                 }
-                else if (Types.isVncString(arg)) {
-                    return new VncJavaObject(
-                            new StringReader(
-                                    Coerce.toVncString(arg).getValue()));
-                }
                 else if (Types.isVncByteBuffer(arg)) {
                     try {
                         final VncByteBuffer buf = (VncByteBuffer)arg;
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/functions/IOFunctionsStreamTest.java b/src/test/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/functions/IOFunctionsStreamTest.java
index cfb1414f2..5f8e5f267 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/functions/IOFunctionsStreamTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/github/jlangch/venice/impl/functions/IOFunctionsStreamTest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class IOFunctionsStreamTest {
     public void test_io_buffered_reader() {
         final Venice venice = new Venice();
 
-        final String script =
+        final String script1 =
                 "(do                                                                \n" +
                 "   (import :java.io.FileInputStream)                               \n" +
                 "   (let [file (io/temp-file \"test-\", \".txt\")]                  \n" +
@@ -43,7 +43,13 @@ public void test_io_buffered_reader() {
                 "      (try-with [rd (io/buffered-reader file :encoding :utf-8)]    \n" +
                 "         (pr-str [(read-line rd) (read-line rd)]))))               ";
 
-        assertEquals("[\"100\" \"200\"]",venice.eval(script));
+        final String script2 =
+                "(try-with [rd (io/buffered-reader \"100\n200\")]   \n" +
+                "   (pr-str [(read-line rd) (read-line rd)]))        ";
+
+        assertEquals("[\"100\" \"200\"]",venice.eval(script1));
+
+        assertEquals("[\"100\" \"200\"]",venice.eval(script2));
     }
 
     @Test