diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a331b97956c..5cd5472dd5e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -341,16 +341,21 @@ A bucket object allows you to write a readable stream, a file and a buffer
 as file contents.
 
 ~~~~ js
-// Uploads file.pdf
-bucket.writeFile(
-    filename, '/path/to/file.pdf', { contentType: 'application/pdf' }, callback);
+// Uploads file.pdf.
+bucket.write(name, {
+    filename: '/path/to/file.pdf',
+    metadata: { /* metadata properties */ }
+}, callback);
 
-// Reads the stream and uploads it as file contents
-bucket.writeStream(
-    filename, fs.createReadStream('/path/to/file.pdf'), metadata, callback);
+// Uploads the readable stream.
+bucket.write(name, {
+    data: anyReadableStream,
+    metadata: { /* metadata properties */ }
+}, callback);
 
-// Uploads 'Hello World' as file contents
-bucket.writeBuffer(filename, 'Hello World', callback);
+// Uploads 'Hello World' as file contents.
+// data could be any string or buffer.
+bucket.write(name, { data: 'Hello World' }, callback);
 ~~~~
 
 #### Copy files
diff --git a/lib/storage/index.js b/lib/storage/index.js
index 819fa24c5b6..a9e4fb4e213 100644
--- a/lib/storage/index.js
+++ b/lib/storage/index.js
@@ -254,17 +254,25 @@ Bucket.prototype.createReadStream = function(name) {
 /**
  * Writes the provided stream to the destination
  * with optional metadata.
- * @param  {String}   name     Name of the remote file.
- * @param  {Stream}   stream   A readable stream.
- * @param  {Object?}  metadata Optional metadata.
+ * @param  {String}    name           Name of the remote file.
+ * @param  {Object=}   opts.data     A string, buffer or readable stream.
+ * @param  {string=}   opts.filename Path of the source file.
+ * @param  {Object=}   opts.metadata Optional metadata.
  * @param  {Function} callback Callback function.
  */
-Bucket.prototype.writeStream = function(name, stream, metadata, callback) {
-  if (!callback) {
-    callback = metadata, metadata = {};
+Bucket.prototype.write = function(name, opts, callback) {
+  // TODO(jbd): Support metadata only requests.
+  var that = this;
+
+  var metadata = opts.metadata || {};
+  var stream = opts.data;
+
+  if (opts.filename) {
+    stream = fs.createReadStream(opts.filename);
+  } else if (opts.data && (typeof opts.data === 'string' || opts.data instanceof Buffer)) {
+    stream = new BufferStream(opts.data);
   }
 
-  var that = this;
   var boundary = uuid.v4();
   metadata.contentType = metadata.contentType || 'text/plain'
   this.conn.createAuthorizedReq({
@@ -298,34 +306,11 @@ Bucket.prototype.writeStream = function(name, stream, metadata, callback) {
     remoteStream.write('Content-Type: ' + metadata.contentType + '\n\n');
     stream.pipe(remoteStream);
     // TODO(jbd): High potential of multiple callback invokes.
-    reqStreamToCallback(stream, callback);
+    stream.on('error', callback);
     reqStreamToCallback(remoteStream, callback);
   });
 };
 
-/**
- * Writes the source file to the destination with
- * optional metadata.
- * @param  {String}   name     Name of the remote file.
- * @param  {String}   filename Path to the source file.
- * @param  {object?}  metadata Optional metadata.
- * @param  {Function} callback Callback function.
- */
-Bucket.prototype.writeFile = function(name, filename, metadata, callback) {
-  this.writeStream(name, fs.createReadStream(filename), metadata, callback);
-};
-
-/**
- * Writes the provided buffer to the destination file.
- * @param  {String}   name     Name of the remote file resource.
- * @param  {Buffer}   buffer   Buffer contents to be written.
- * @param  {Object?}  metadata Optional metadata.
- * @param  {Function} callback Callback function.
- */
-Bucket.prototype.writeBuffer = function(name, buffer, metadata, callback) {
-  this.writeStream(name, new BufferStream(buffer), metadata, callback);
-};
-
 /**
  * Makes a new request object from the provided
  * arguments, and wraps the callback to intercept