diff --git a/sharded/log.go b/sharded/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d870be7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sharded/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package sharded
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/benbjohnson/clock"
+
+	"github.com/embano1/memlog"
+)
+
+const (
+	maxShards = 1000
+)
+
+type config struct {
+	shards uint
+
+	// memlog.Log settings
+	startOffset   memlog.Offset
+	segmentSize   int // offsets per segment
+	maxRecordSize int // bytes
+}
+
+type Log struct {
+	Sharder
+	clock clock.Clock
+	conf  config
+	logs  []*memlog.Log
+}
+
+func New(ctx context.Context, shards uint, options ...Option) (*Log, error) {
+	if shards < 1 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("shards must be greater than 0")
+	}
+
+	if shards > maxShards {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("shards must not be greater than %d", maxShards)
+	}
+
+	var l Log
+	l.conf.shards = shards
+
+	// apply defaults
+	for _, opt := range defaultOptions {
+		if err := opt(&l); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("configure log default option: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// apply custom settings
+	for _, opt := range options {
+		if err := opt(&l); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("configure log custom option: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	l.logs = make([]*memlog.Log, shards)
+	for i := 0; i < int(shards); i++ {
+		ml, err := memlog.New(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create shard: %w", err)
+		}
+		l.logs[i] = ml
+	}
+
+	return &l, nil
+}
+
+func (l *Log) Write(ctx context.Context, key []byte, data []byte) (memlog.Offset, error) {
+	shard, err := l.Shard(key, l.conf.shards)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("get shard: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	offset, err := l.logs[shard].Write(ctx, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return offset, fmt.Errorf("write to shard: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return offset, nil
+}
+
+func (l *Log) Read(ctx context.Context, key []byte, offset memlog.Offset) (memlog.Record, error) {
+	shard, err := l.Shard(key, l.conf.shards)
+	if err != nil {
+		return memlog.Record{}, fmt.Errorf("get shard: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	r, err := l.logs[shard].Read(ctx, offset)
+	if err != nil {
+		return memlog.Record{}, fmt.Errorf("read from shard: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return r, nil
+}
diff --git a/sharded/log_test.go b/sharded/log_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c572146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sharded/log_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package sharded
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
+
+	"github.com/embano1/memlog"
+)
+
+func TestLog(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	kvs := map[string][]string{
+		"group":  {"michael", "hannah", "bjarne", "soenke"},
+		"groups": {"family", "friends", "colleagues"},
+		"Z":      {"ent inc.", "vmware", "google", "microsoft"},
+		"K":      {"ent inc.", "vmware", "google", "microsoft"},
+		"A":      {"ent inc.", "vmware", "google", "microsoft"},
+	}
+
+	l, err := New(ctx, 20)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	for k, vals := range kvs {
+		for _, v := range vals {
+			_, err = l.Write(ctx, []byte(k), []byte(v))
+			assert.NilError(t, err)
+			// fmt.Printf("key: %s\tval: %s\toffset: %d\n", k, v, offset)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for i := range l.logs {
+		offset := memlog.Offset(0)
+		for {
+			r, err := l.logs[i].Read(ctx, offset)
+			if errors.Is(err, memlog.ErrFutureOffset) {
+				break
+			}
+			assert.NilError(t, err)
+			fmt.Printf("log: %d\trecord: %v\tdata: %s\n", i, r.Metadata, r.Data)
+			offset++
+		}
+	}
+
+	offset := 0
+	for {
+		r, err := l.Read(ctx, []byte("groups"), memlog.Offset(offset))
+		if errors.Is(err, memlog.ErrFutureOffset) {
+			break
+		}
+		assert.NilError(t, err)
+		fmt.Printf("key: %s\trecord: %v\tdata:%s\n", "groups", r.Metadata, r.Data)
+		offset++
+	}
+}
+
+/*	for k := range kvs {
+		offset := 0
+		for {
+			r, err := l.Read(ctx, []byte(k), memlog.Offset(offset))
+			if errors.Is(err, memlog.ErrFutureOffset) {
+				break
+			}
+			assert.NilError(t, err)
+			fmt.Printf("key: %s\trecord: %v\tdata:%s\n", k, r.Metadata, r.Data)
+			offset++
+		}
+
+	}
+*/
diff --git a/sharded/options.go b/sharded/options.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5fee53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sharded/options.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package sharded
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/benbjohnson/clock"
+
+	"github.com/embano1/memlog"
+)
+
+const (
+	// DefaultStartOffset is the start offset of each shard
+	DefaultStartOffset = memlog.DefaultStartOffset
+	// DefaultSegmentSize is the segment size of each shard
+	DefaultSegmentSize = memlog.DefaultSegmentSize
+	// DefaultMaxRecordDataBytes is the maximum data (payload) size of a record
+	DefaultMaxRecordDataBytes = memlog.DefaultMaxRecordDataBytes
+)
+
+// Option customizes a log
+type Option func(*Log) error
+
+var defaultOptions = []Option{
+	WithClock(clock.New()),
+	WithMaxRecordDataSize(DefaultMaxRecordDataBytes),
+	WithMaxSegmentSize(DefaultSegmentSize),
+	WithSharder(newDefaultSharder()),
+	WithStartOffset(DefaultStartOffset),
+}
+
+// WithClock uses the specified clock for setting record timestamps
+func WithClock(c clock.Clock) Option {
+	return func(log *Log) error {
+		if c == nil {
+			return errors.New("clock must not be nil")
+		}
+
+		log.clock = c
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithMaxRecordDataSize sets the maximum record data (payload) size in bytes
+func WithMaxRecordDataSize(size int) Option {
+	return func(log *Log) error {
+		if size <= 0 {
+			return errors.New("size must be greater than 0")
+		}
+		log.conf.maxRecordSize = size
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithMaxSegmentSize sets the maximum size, i.e. number of offsets, in a log
+// segment. Must be greater than 0.
+func WithMaxSegmentSize(size int) Option {
+	return func(log *Log) error {
+		if size <= 0 {
+			return errors.New("size must be greater than 0")
+		}
+		log.conf.segmentSize = size
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func WithSharder(s Sharder) Option {
+	return func(log *Log) error {
+		if s == nil {
+			return errors.New("sharder must not be nil")
+		}
+		log.Sharder = s
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithStartOffset sets the start offset of the log. Must be equal or greater
+// than 0.
+func WithStartOffset(offset memlog.Offset) Option {
+	return func(log *Log) error {
+		if offset < 0 {
+			return errors.New("start offset must not be negative")
+		}
+		log.conf.startOffset = offset
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sharded/sharder.go b/sharded/sharder.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ce2292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sharded/sharder.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package sharded
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"hash"
+	"hash/fnv"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type Sharder interface {
+	Shard(key []byte, shards uint) (uint, error)
+}
+
+type defaultSharder struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+	hasher hash.Hash32
+}
+
+func newDefaultSharder() *defaultSharder {
+	return &defaultSharder{
+		hasher: fnv.New32a(),
+	}
+}
+
+func (d *defaultSharder) Shard(key []byte, shards uint) (uint, error) {
+	h, err := d.hash(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("hash key: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	shard := int32(h) % int32(shards)
+	if shard < 0 {
+		shard = -shard
+	}
+	return uint(shard), nil
+}
+
+func (d *defaultSharder) hash(key []byte) (uint32, error) {
+	d.Lock()
+	defer d.Unlock()
+
+	d.hasher.Reset()
+	_, err := d.hasher.Write(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return d.hasher.Sum32(), nil
+}