diff --git a/ftmq/store/__init__.py b/ftmq/store/__init__.py
index acbdc36d..04f271ae 100644
--- a/ftmq/store/__init__.py
+++ b/ftmq/store/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 from typing import TypeVar
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
+import orjson
+from anystore.io import smart_stream
 from nomenklatura import Resolver
 from nomenklatura.db import get_metadata
 
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@
 from ftmq.store.memory import MemoryStore
 from ftmq.store.sql import SQLStore
 from ftmq.types import PathLike
+from ftmq.util import make_proxy
 
 S = TypeVar("S", bound=Store)
 
@@ -30,6 +33,14 @@ def get_store(
         resolver = get_resolver(resolver)
     uri = str(uri)
     parsed = urlparse(uri)
+    if parsed.scheme == "file" or uri == "-" or not parsed.scheme:
+        store = MemoryStore(catalog, dataset, resolver=resolver)
+        with store.writer() as writer:
+            for line in smart_stream(uri):
+                data = orjson.loads(line)
+                proxy = make_proxy(data)
+                writer.add_entity(proxy)
+        return store
     if parsed.scheme == "memory":
         return MemoryStore(catalog, dataset, resolver=resolver)
     if parsed.scheme == "leveldb":