Jayanta Dey started writing poetry and was involved in publishing little magazine Amuk. He shifted to writing short stories after the 92-93 riots in India following the Demolition of the Babri Masjid when he felt that he can't communicate himself in poetry. His short story Pendulum, using the symbolism of an antique clock to establish the communal hatred in urban Indian psyche was published in Teebro Kuthar magazine. The short story received wide acclaim and received attention from eminent Bengali novelist . Jayanta Dey's short stories started to feature in several reputed Bengali literary magazines like Desh and Pratikhon.